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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII, The Voortrekkers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Karel Van Doorn want Paul de Prè to return to France and secretly bring back to him?
(a) A political document involving the French king.
(b) Cuttings from five hundred French grape vines.
(c) A stolen ruby.
(d) Love letters from a French countess.

2. How many rhinoceros horns does the Old Seeker tell chief Ngalo he needs?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Ten.

3. Why does Prince Henry of Portugal want to find the city of Ophir?
(a) It's supposed to hide a fountain of youth.
(b) It's supposed to be a city rich in gold.
(c) A special herb grows there that will cure his arthritis.
(d) A beautiful queen rules over it, and he wants to wed her.

4. What is Paul de Prè skilled at growing?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Barley.
(d) Grapes.

5. From what disease does Paul de Prè die?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Dutch Reform Church not sanction the Voortrekkers?

2. How does Shaka become leader of the Zulus?

3. What law do the English pass at the beginning of Chapter Eight?

4. To what religion does Prince Henry of Portugal wish to convert Africa?

5. Why does Nxumalo leave his tribe, the Sixolobo?

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